Tuesday 16 December 2014

Which formats is the film available on?

TV, VOD, Magazines, National and Specialist Press, Outdoor – Underground, High Impact Online Display, Video, Social.

How was it released in the US (formats and release pattern)?
Didn’t have a release date at the time, and now it does. Sightseers will show you a love story like no other whenever it hits theaters on May 10.

How was it marketed how did StudioCanal help?

Gave away the movie for free. "It’s kind of counter-intuitive to give a movie away for free. But at the same time, if you’ve got a million people talking about it, that’s’ a pretty amazing bit of marketing. And if you’ve got big resources, you’ve got to use them."

How was twitter and facebook used to market the film? 

Created a Facebook and twitter page and kept up on information on the film. They made fake posters for the "missing dog". This made the film feel more realistic.

They set up deck chairs, camping chairs and trams to go with the theme of the movie at the premier.
How was Stella Artois involved? What is a Stella Artois bursary?
At the premier they were sponsored by stella artois and it was hosted by the drink too. 
Stella Artois Bursaries are unique funds that directly support the film community.

Monday 15 December 2014

Representation of Age

In this essay i will be discussing the representation of age based around a clip from Waterloo road.

The first stereotypes we associate with teenagers is that they are selfish, always moody, vandalisers, up to no good, drinkers, drug users, criminals and addicted to social media and their phones. In this Waterloo road clip we can clearly identify the main stereotype of teenagers from the characters within the TV drama.

Mise en scene

The first part of the mise en scene we see is that it is based in quite a large school, that looks a lot more grown up to a primary school, we can tell this because of the clothing they are wearing such as all the pupils wearing ties and the girls wearing short skirts. This obviously indicates a school for teenagers. Another reason we can tell it is a school for teenagers is that the tables in the class rooms are set out two seats per table, like an exam room, this gives the impression that they are growing up and aren't little children anymore. Another example of age reprentation would be Grantley dressed in a tweed suit with a knitted waistcoat, whilst stood next to teenagers who are wear big coats and cardigans.


Younger female teachers present youth with the contrast of smart formal trousers and then a vibrant pink top. Depicting her as an adult and professional, with the formal clothing, whilst still incorporating an essence of her younger age.


Later on in the clip the male fat teacher decides to have a new image and dressed in trainers and wild top. Because of his older age, this is the reason he appears so out of place and ridiculously dressed. This is the reason for all of the students laughing at him and another teacher saying "you look ridiculous".
Camera Shots

The first shot of the clip what is a low close up shot of a pair of brown heavy shoes walking tables and chair legs, that look like they have been set up for an exam as it is in a big hall. This immediately shows us that this scene will take place in a classroom or formal setting of some sort.

I recognize a mid shot which shows us a contrast between the two age groups, this time through body language. As the older teacher looks at the students with a stern look yet a smug one, the boys stand very closed and almost never make eye contact. This fits the stereotype that the older generations always have authority over the younger ones and they also enjoy having this power. The use of the broken camera in the scene also shows that the younger students are lacking in discipline and are also careless with their property. However shortly after this camera is revealed, another character is introduced who fits different parts of each stereotype.

Monday 8 December 2014

"Cross media convergence and synergy are vital processes in the successful marketing of media products to audiences" To what extent do you agree with this statement in relation to your media area?

Cross media convergence is when a film accidentally collaborates with another company to promote a film. An example of a cross media convergence is youtube. This is because they offer a website that clips or videos can be uploaded to. If a film industry has a trailer or teaser that needs to be publicised then youtube is there, not purposely for that use, but still allows them to publicise the advertisement free of charge. Another example of Cross media convergence is twitter, this is because twitter is free to the use of anyone who has access to it. Twitter cannot stop promoting as it can be used to publicise anything from anyone not just film industries. Anyone can see the tweets therefore it is a good free website to use. Facebook and twitter are easy ways to create fan bases and make the film more well known and heard about. There are so many advantages to using these apps as so many people across the globe are intact with social media.

Synergy is when the film works with another company to promote their film. An example of this is when a film works with a magazine of purpose to promote their film. If it is quite a big magazine that is guaranteed to have a lot of buyers then this will be very useful for film companies as it it a good way to promote for them. An example of this would be planet of the apes, which collaborated with vice magazine to promote the film.

Monday 1 December 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel Essay

Successful media products depend as much upon marketing and distribution to a specific audience as they do upon good production practices. To what extent do you agree with this statement, within the media area you have studied?



Successful media products are dependant on marketing and distribution. Many films find that advertising their film well is a good way of making money. They need to set the standard very high so they stand out and make a good impression and status for the film, this is so that the audiences are grasped and have more intention of seeing the film if it is advertised well. Marketing has a massive contribution to a film successfully making money, it means that the film is commonly more well known. The way in which they can justify in making sure that a range of people see/know about the film is to advertise globally. This initially means that you have to spend money to make money. Successful media is dependant on marketing to the correct people/ target audience. 

Huge companies such as Disney use their size to promote and publish. A giant word wide company like Disney can fix itself to any type of film to give it credibility and therefore great media attention. As they are such a big company they have the ability to make a film well known and to release it to the public so that everyone is aware of the film. Working with such a large company would mean your film would become a lot more popular and it would make a very good impression. More people are likely to watch the film if they know it is partnered with such a big company as they already have high expectations associated with companies such as Disney, Universal etc. An example of this would be The Avengers, they put an estimated $100 million in promotions behind the $220 million film, in addition to Disney's own estimated $150 million marketing budget.

Smaller companies would usually converge to achieve something they would not be able to do independently. Once combined they can use the best resources in able to produce a high quality film. Small comapnies do not have the ability to attract the biggest budgets. When attracting big movie A listers it means straight away the film is more likely to appeal to a bigger range of people. When knowing there is a big star in the movie more people are likely to go and watch it as they will have high expectations and are more entitled to thinking the movie could have potential when including such a famous actor, this is a really good way to advertise. 

The Grand Budapest Hotel was paired with; American Empirical Pictures, Indian Paintbrush and Babelsburg Studio. Grand Budapest Hotel had excellent views and was rumoured for selection of an oscar. The audience have described the film as "a brilliantly entertaining fantasy outing by Wes Anderson" and a "Absurd, funny exciting, violent and colourful film". When realising comments like that the public will be more drawn to the film and with such great reviews they are more willing/wanting to watch it themselves. Joining with different tyes of companies will effectively reach out to different people and will give a range of audiences. One way in which you can effectively advertise a film is through the internet. 3 billion people have the resources to use the internet, websites such as youtube are extremley important for film comapnies. This is because they can uplod film teasers or trailers, that are free to watch for the general public. A lot of the time it is free to uplaod to youtube so it is therefore a simple and cheap way of  advertising. The Grand Budapest Hotel created their advertising through their own created website. It has little snippet props of the film which you can discover and look at yourself. Things such as Mendls cakes and Madame D's will. It is a really fun way to become intact with the film and get the audience involved. The Grand Budapest Hotel also created a repleca of the hotel that they would take round the the premier cinemas so that the audience can be part of their very own Grand Budapest Hotel. They get to experience what it is like, this is a brilliant and very unique way in advertising as it has never really been done before. It adds to the excitement of the film and will be more remembered by the public. The Grand Budapest Hotel also starred many A list celebrities such as Jude Law, Owen Wilson, Ralph Fiennes, Jeff Goldblum, Jason Schwartzan. All of these Actors have reoccured in all of Wes Anderson's films. Having such big stars in your movie means it will be a lot easier to promote. This film was also in association with Prada, this means it is targeted to a high class audience. These are people who would be the ones to use the cinemas that contain bars, and have meals whilst watching the film. Having a high class target market means more money is being made as the ticket prices would be higher and they are also selling food and drinks. 

Dredd is a film that couldn't afford advertising. This is because the distributors did not think the film was good enough to advertise. They didn't believe that the film would make enough money therefore they didn't think it would be worth advertising. Dredd lost money at box office and was unsuccessful. They didn't give a range of options for the film. The film was only released in 3D apart from only a few cinemas in the UK that did it in 2D, meaning that you would have to travel long distances. This lost them a lot of viewings and money as no one could be bothered to drive far if they didn't want to see it in 3D. After a while, they completely cut off all 2D films of Dredd, this is very bad distribution. Not many people had heard or knew about Dredd because of the very little advertising it produced. Dredd got good reviews but unfortunately that did not increase the amount of money it made. There is no point in advertising to the wrong target audiences else the film will make no money. 


Overall I agree with the statement that successful media products do depend on advertising. I think this because if they are not distributed or marketed the film will not become popular and make enough money to be successful. Marketing has a massive contribution to making money, if it does then the company and producer will get a good reputation which will help in the future when they produce more films. In the long run advertising is a good way to create attention towards the film. In my opinion this statement will always be true. The importance of a global international audience is what makes the success of the film without it the film industry would not make enough money. 

Tuesday 18 November 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Part 1

What is Indian Paintbrush and who owns it? A production company owned by Steven Rales, whose productions include The Darjeeling LimitedTowelhead and Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Which company is fox searchlight a subsidiary of? Operates as a subsidiary of Fox Entertainment Group, Inc.

Which type of films do fox searchlight distribute? American film distribution company within the Fox Entertainment Group. It specializes in US distribution of independant and British films, alongside dramedy and horror as well as non-English-language films, and is sometimes also involved in the financing of these films.

Which two countries finance the film? The two countries that financed The Grand Budapest Hotel was England and Germany.

What did Anderson use instead of CGI (computer generated imagery)? Anderson used small models and background paint instead of CGI for The Grand Budapest Hotel, he used this as he wanted to make it look fake.

Where did the inspiration for the Hotel come from? The Grand Budapest Hotel inspiration came from the writings of Stefan Zwieg.

Which film festival opened with The Grand Budapest Hotel? The world premiere of Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel will open the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014.

Alexanre Desplat wrote the score, which major Hollywood films has he worked on?  The Queen, The Golden Compass, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 1 and Part 2, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Kings Speech, Argo, Zero Dark Thirty and Godzilla.

How man awards has the film won? Berlin International Film Festival, David di Donatello Awards, Golden Trailer Awards, Gotham Award, Hollywood Film Award, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists and World Soundtrack Awards.

Initially how may cinemas did the film open on in the US and how much did it average per cinema? 4 cinemas opened the film in the US, each cost them £20,000.

The film was released on Ultraviolet Bluray, what does this enable consumers to do? It offers up to 50GB of storage capacity and enables playback, recording and rewriting of HD in all of the HD resolutions including 1080p. Blu-ray discs are also more resistant to scratches and fingerprints than today's DVDs, while still preserving the same look and feel. 

Which companies do not support Ultraviolet? The companies that don't support ultraviolet are: Disney. Google, Amazon.com and Apple.

What complaints did Ultraviolet encounter when it launched? The complaints they received is that you couldn't watch it on apple devices.

Part 2 

The cast in the film The Grand Budapest Hotel is: 
Edward Norton- Henckles 
Owen Wilson- M. Chuck
Ralph Fiennes - M. Gustave 
Tony Revolori- Zero
Jeff Goldblum- Kovacs
Tilda Swinton- Madame D 
Adrien Brody- Dmitri 
Saoirse Ronan- Agatha 
Jason Schwartzman- M. Jean 
Willem Dafoe- Jopling
Harvey Keitel- Ludwig
Bill Murray- M. Ivan 
Mathieu Amalric- Serge X
F. Murray Abraham- Mr. Moustafa
Lea Seydoux- Clotilde 
Jude Law- Young Writer 
Bob Balabam- M. Martin

Part 3

Where did scouting for a hotel take place? Centre of Europe.

Which location did the production team eventually use? Gurlet town.

Did they film on a location or soundstage? On location, an actual hotel.

Where were the production offices located? Above the Grand Budapest Hotel. 

How did they film the 60's and 30's hotel? They built the 60's the peeled that away and uilt the 30's one.

Where did the inspiration for the hotels interior come from? They looked at other hotels.

How many extras did it take to fill the lobby? Over 100 extras were used in the lobby.


The five secrets of the Grand Budapest Hotel?

1. The film sold merchandise on ebay.
2.They toured a large scale model of the hotel to cinemas around the world.
3.They made videos and recipes so people that had watched the film can bake their own Mendl's cakes.
4. Due to the success of moonrise kingdom He's attracted a whole new generation of younger audiences.
5. The film is accessible to audiences. 
























Monday 10 November 2014

Representation of Ethnicity

In this essay I am going to be talking how ethnicity is represented in a clip from spooks. The characters within this clip that i will mainly be identifying is Danny, he is a African American spy, as well as the other character who is a terrorist and is Arabic.

Mise en scene

The stereotypical outlook of an African American man is un-wealthy, bottom of the chain and not very highly respected. We would stereo typically associate them with ragged clothing, not very smart and a laborer or some sort of gangster wearing hoodies. However, Danny is an African American man who is very smartly dressed. He has a very well respected job considering he is part of the MI which means he must make a fair amount of money. Therefore he doesn't stereo typically fit the ethnicity outlook on his ethnic background. The terrorist is Arabic, which is a usual stereotype for a terrorist. He is wearing a suit this concludes he comes across as a leader of some sort. Although this contrasts the stereotypical terrorists as we associate them with wearing a robe or gown and a type of Arabian turban. However,  the Arab terrorist has a sidekick. His costume gives away the fact that they are both Arabic as he is wearing a complete black costume where his body and face are covered,this is an ethnic stereo typical Arab costume. 
The scene gives off a very dark and gloomy vibe, this is to create the tension as both Danny and the Women are in danger. The dark and oppressive setting relates to the fact this is some sort of terrorist attack/killing. Society suggests that white people are law abiding and out of harms way, this is represented in this clip as both victims of the terrorists are  from ethnic backgrounds.

Sound

Ethnicity is also represented through sound in spooks. The sound in the background to me sounds like Muezzin which is the call to prayer. They play these types of music in places such as Turkey. As well as the Spanish guitar, this shows the sense of otherness and the non British culture. The sounding is very tense and it shows the contrast between the Black vs Arab. It shows the hatred enmity culture clash and the ideological differences, this is suggested by their tone of voice, the arguing between them. At the start of the scene there is drumming, this highlights a very intense event is about to happen and gives the scene suspense. 

Editing 

The editing in the clip from spooks represents ethnicity. At the end of this clip there is white screens and flash backs, these could relate to flashback of the war which could represent each characters ethnicity. Or, it could also relate to Danny's death and his past of being a spy. The white screens are just after Danny's death and show flashes of his boss, the scenes become slower, less intense and weaker. This could represent emotion, pain and sorrow for Danny's death. The white screen creates drama and atmosphere. Whenever the camera focuses on Danny we notice very sharp to the point cuts, this could directly peruse his bravery in the situation. The fact that the woman is always faced head on and is not as in the scene as much as the other two could suggest sexism. This is because she being portrayed as the weaker and more vulnerable one as it focuses more on her crying rather what she has to say. It also really focuses on the way the gun is pointing down on her, this could actually relate to ethnicity as we can see she is not White British, which could suggest she also has little respect from others. Within the scene Danny mutters a prayer this could effectively conclude he is a religious man. They way this ties in with representation of ethnicity is because a typical "black" man would have a very religious and spiritual background.

Camera

 In the clip the camera angles are noticeably convenient for ethnicity, whenever the camera is focused on the terrorist the camera is always a low angle shot which means the terrorist is being looked up to by the camera. This suggests he has the most power in the room, as he is the one holding the gun and gets to determine who shall live and who shall die. Not only does this, but whenever the camera is on the terrorist we immediately see a lot of shifting of the camera, this would suggest he is very nifty, sly, evil and has very bad intentions. The terrorist is convinced he is in the right, we can tell this by his extreme close ups, it almost reveals as if he is brain washed. On the other hand Danny is being looked down on and we have a focused effect on him yet still have the image of the terrorist, blurred, in the background. This creates the intention that in the room Danny is the least respected, this is to do with ethnicity because a lot of people associate African American people as living in the slums or having a 3rd world lifestyle. Although a lot of Danny's head camera shots could show his sturdiness. The scene shows Danny's strong will, although the terrorist is in charge and has Danny's life at risk, he doesn't seem scare or nervous that soon his life may end. We can see this by the way Danny freely gives the terrorist back chat, almost as if he wants the terrorist to cause a reaction and in result, him killing Danny. The reason he may have done this is to save the Woman's life, as stereo typically, woman have more right and authority to live over men as they need protecting.  We see the slow motion after Danny's death, in another point of view this could as well suggest they show lack of emotion for Danny's death and that soon with the episode to carry on her could be completely forgotten about.

Overall in each section we can see descriptions of ethnicity from the clip. This all fits in with the stereotypical outlook on race and shows an undermining term of African Americans and shows how relate-ably  sometimes the Arabic have the power as they are stereo typically seen as terrorists and people that are in control as they use violence as a threat to get there own way. The terrorist in this clip completely concludes a whole look of terrorism and almost does not have a foot out of line when we see a representation of him, other than his suit. Where as with Danny i would argue that he is no way near the stereo typically black man, he is not being put in the shadows and he is wanting to be heard. His is dress completely objectifies the stereo type. Other than the fact he has a gun pointing down on him. But, this does all tie together and i think the clip really does show a representation of ethnicity, whether this is through how the characters are portrayed or the scene/clip as a whole, we still grasp the undermining of the African Americans and the over powering of the Arab. 
 

Universal Studios- The Big Six


Representation of Disability

Why is this clip funny?
This clip is funny because of the reaction of the people who throw the frisbee. Will is the character that throws the frisbee and his face is priceless when he sees that the frisbee is heading for the disabled girl. All his friends start to run off and leave him in a very awkward and embarrassing situation. What makes this clip even funnier is that the girl is very vulnerable and because of her disability she cant run away or avoid the frisbee hitting her in the face. The thing that makes me laugh most about this clip is will's reaction when he profusely starts repeating "sorry, oh my god, i am so sorry" as well as the girls friends reaction which is to shout and call him an "idiot" whilst the disabled female is crying. In the end will tries to grab the frisbee and results in all of the "lads" playing football running after him shouting "he just nicked that girls frisbee". In this situation it has completely back fired on will as at the start he was trying to get a "fit" girls attention by throwing the frisbee but ended up in him; hitting a disabled girl in the face, loosing his frisbee and getting chased by a group of lads whilst loosing all his friends on the way.

How is the disabled girl represented?

Thursday 16 October 2014

Representation of gender Notes



Luther is a British psychological crime drama television series starring Idris Elba as the title character, Detective Chief Inspector John Luther.
Luther is not a very manipulated character. He is very direct and is not a typical man. His character seems very strong willed as he resists sex temptation. The impression of his role that we perceive is that he is an interrogator/investigator. Luther keeps his private life very private which could suggest he is secretive.

He seems very confident and we can tell this by the way he speaks very clearly and loud at times.

His appearance is very smart but xasual smart as he is not a specific police officer yet a detective.
His partner is the video is te women , she is perceived to be a "slag" as she refers to sex a lot in the video. She seems to be trying to minipulate Luther. Her character is quite sneaky and she seems to have a lot of control between the two. She has a lot of confidence and seems.
The way the shots have been panned out in the clip show what looks like a normal man and women.


we are first shown a man who is straight away being questioned and it seems that he lacks power. Luther is questioned by the woman about his marriage which he is very cagey about and seems to show emotion when this is brought up. Luther however shows he is strong willed character as he resists a sexual audience when the woman appears to becoming on to him and then grabs his face.
Luther comes across as a smarty dressed character who wears a nice suit to work and is an overall nice person which was my first perception of him.

Thursday 2 October 2014



In the music video "pour it up" you can see Rhianna is wearing very little to almost no clothing. This is a form of objectifying women, she is using her body to make her music video well known and to gain more views. Another reason for her exposing her body is because she knows it will appeal to the opposite sex and will get a good reaction out of men.

Clearly Rhianna feels that in her videos she should only wear little clothing as this is seen throughout all her videos. She is trying to be a very big sex appeal, so if people do not like her music then at least they may like the video.

Tuesday 30 September 2014

Dredd

DREDD Dredd is a 2012 science fiction action film. In Peach Trees, a 200-storey slum tower block, drug lord most commonly known as"Ma-Ma" sells a new drug produced by the workers she keeps in Peach Trees building. The drug being illegally selled is infused with Slo-Mo you see and understand this when three users get thrown down the building from the top floor. When Dredd and his new trainee get called to Peach Trees to find out what is going on They arrest a thug named Kay, whom Anderson's mind probe reveals to be the one who carried out the drug dealers' executions. Dredd decides to take him in for questioning. In response Ma-Ma's forces seize the tower's security control room and seal the building, so no-one can get in or out. The film Dredd was directed by Pete Travis and written and produced by Alex Garland. The film Dredd is based on the 2000 AD comic strip Judge Dredd created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra .Produced by British studio DNA Films and partnered with sales agency IM Global to sell the worldwide distribution rights. It's owner Reliance Big Pictures agree to co-finance the 3-D project with a $45 million production budget. Dredd began principal photography, using 3D cameras throughout, in November 2010. Filming took place on practical sets and locations in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Production Development of the film was announced on 20 December 2008, although writer Alex Garland had begun working on the script in 2006. Duncan Jones had previously been offered the role of director. In a 2010 interview, Jones said that his vision for the film was unconventional—describing it as weird, dark, and funny—and it did not mesh well with Garland's script. In September 2010, it was reported that the film would be titled Dredd. Pre-production commenced on 23 August 2010 at Cape Town Film Studios in Cape Town, South Africa. During the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International in July, Urban confirmed that he had been offered the role of Judge Dredd and on 18 August 2010 it was reported that Urban officially had the role. In September 2010, it was announced that Thirlby would play Dredd's telepathic rookie Cassandra Anderson. In the same month during the Toronto International Film Festival, the film attracted $30 million in worldwide pre-sales to distributors in 90% of theatrical markets. The sales included a $7 million deal with British distributor Entertainment Film Distributors. On 2 November 2010, Lions Gate Entertainment secured the North American distribution rights to Dredd. Headey joined the cast as drug-dealer Ma-Ma in January 2011. Judge Dredd creator John Wagner acted as a consultant on the film. In 2012 he confirmed that it was a new adaptation of the comic material and was not a remake of the 1995 adaptation Judge Dredd, which starred Sylvester Stallone. Post Production They allowed more space between the buildings to emphasize the larger buildings and allow for the presence of roads and cars. Outcrops and appendages were added to break up the buildings straight lines. Box Office Dredd earned $27.6 million from markets outside of America and $13.4 million from North America, for a total of $41 million. In the UK, Dredd made £1.05 million ($1.7 million) from having 415 cinemas during its opening weekend. This meant it was the weekend's number-one film, the first film restricted to audiences over 18 years of age. Very shortly the film placed number five, earning just over £769,000.Dredd was first of all mostly all shown in 3D in the UK, and 2D screenings were very limited as the distributor denied cinemas' requests for 2D prints. The decision to make the film only 3D was said to have limited the film's audience where 2D was their preferred format as 3D films are usually targeted to younger children/teenagers rather than over 18’s . Dredd earned a final total of $6.9 million in the UK. The reason why Dredd failed The reason why Dredd failed I think the main reason was that they mainly released in 3D. Especially because it was meant to be for an older audience, it is most common that younger children would rather see older films than over 18’s. This meant the audience had very little ability to be able to watch it in 2D. Another reason why Dredd failed

Monday 29 September 2014

Sexuality

Sexuality is the quality of being sexual, especially sexual orientation and behaviour, a manner of being sexual or engaging in sexual activity, sexual activity,the decision to engage in sexuality and the condition of being divided into sexes or of reproducing sexually. An example of a tv drama that relates to a lot of sexuality is Orang Is The New Black, for example..The series revolves around Piper Chapman, a bisexual woman living in New York City who is sentenced to 15 months in a women's federal prison. She shows two types of sexuality in this programme such as, straight

Skins Season 1 Episode 1

Teenage stereotypes Hoodies, intimidating, smoking, antisocial, drugs, lazy, rude, partying, inconsiderate, selfish, dramatic, moaners, moody, grumpy, underage sex/ pregnancy, sleep a lot/ or too much, self absorbed, self obsessed, loud, poorly dressed, shocking dress sense, self harm, stupid. Tony stereotypical rebellious teenager-disobeying dad helps sister (not snitching on her) underage (party/club?) sex/lust- gazing at the MILF across the road narcissistic-obsessed with himself, looking at himself in the mirror works out, clothes, careful about his appearance lonely- quilt cover- an and women looking at women shows he's straight church bell, birds eye view half his face is lit up already awake, in-between manipulating, controlling, obsessive Nausea book, intelligent stylish rather than fashionable smart-chinos, plain red shirt black v neck, white shoes page boy hair neat obsessive nature- OCD polite-passive aggressive-control retro film posters

Tuesday 16 September 2014

Lester Burnham

Lester seems not very content with his life. He has poor posture/slouching, lacks confidence. Dislikes his wife. He is not respected by his family as he sits in the back of the car. Roles between him and his wife are reversed, she acts more like the man and the hard worker than he does. Boring jo, boring life, boring sex life - jerks off in the shower. Pathetic, useless. Repetitive music, repetitively looks like hes trapped. Boring job, monotomous voice, Subdivide clours such as brown and dull. Repetitive red blue and white colours. no connection with his daughter.

Representation of famous people

Dough Bihlimaier, First impression of Dougfh was that he was a homeless man, who sold newspapers on the streets of New York. We cant tell this because his clothes look very dated, he has an outgrown beard and clothes are also ripped and patched up. We got the impression he spends his money saving on cigarettes. His shoes look odd and quite scuffed. In actual fact Doug works for Ralph Lauren and is standing on Madison Avenue New York City, where he is looking for advertisements of Ralph Lauren as that is his job. Anna di piagyi She looked like a crazy mad women/artist who had found her clothes in a dump site. She looks French due to her hat, and her whole clothing choice/colours look very abstract. She is actually wearing all designer clothes that are given to her for free as they want her to publish their clothes by wearing them. She is most well known for never wearing the same outfit twice. Calvin Klein Looked like an average worker, living in London, wearing a slightly unbuttoned shirt, scuffed shoes, and normal work trousers. He is actually the maker of one of the most well known brands in the world. This has proven that you should never judge a book by it's cover.

Monday 15 September 2014

Low angle shot, Craine Shot, High Angle Shot, Over The Shoulder Shot

The Great Gatsby, low angle shot The Great Gatsby, Craine shot The Great Gatsby, High angle shot The Great Gatsby, over the shoulder shot

Textual Analysis and Representation (The 7 key areas of representation)

You need to understand how these technical elements (in the last post) create specific representations of individuals, groups, events or places and help to articulate specific messages and values that have social significance. Particular areas of representation that may be chosen are: 1.Gender 2.Age 3.Ethnicity 1.Sexuality 2.Class and status 3.Physical ability/disability 4.Regional identity

Textual Analysis and Representation (The 4 key areas of textual anaysis)

Camera Shots, Angle, Movement, Composition •Shots: establishing shot, master shot, close-up, mid-shot, long shot, wide shot, two-shot, aerial shot, point of view shot, over the shoulder shot, and variations of these. •Angle: high angle, low angle, canted angle. •Movement: pan, tilt, track, dolly, crane, steadicam, hand-held, zoom, reverse zoom. •Composition: framing, rule of thirds, depth of field – deep and shallow focus, focus pulls. Editing Includes transition of image and sound – continuity and non-continuity systems. •Cutting: shot/reverse shot, eyeline match, graphic match, action match, jump cut, crosscutting, parallel editing, cutaway; insert. •Other transitions, dissolve, fade-in, fade-out, wipe, superimposition, long take, short take, slow motion, ellipsis and expansion of time, post-production, visual effects.  Sound •Soundtrack: score, incidental music, themes and stings, ambient sound. •Diegetic and non-diegetic sound; synchronous/asynchronous sound; sound effects; sound motif, sound bridge, dialogue, voiceover, mode of address/direct address, sound mixing, sound perspective. Mise-en-Scène •Production design: location, studio, set design, costume and make-up, properties. •Lighting; colour design.

Les Miserables & The Avengers

Les miserables Les Misérables is a 2012 British romantic musical historical drama film produced by Working Title Films and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film is based on the 1862 French novel by Victor Hugo and is bout the French revaluation.The film is directed by Tom Hooper, scripted by William Nicholson, Boublil, Schönberg, and Herbert Kretzmer, and stars a very famous cast led by Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, and Amanda Seyfried. The film premiered in London on 5 December 2012, and was released on 25 December 2012 in the United States, on 26 December 2012 in Australia, and on 11 January 2013 in the United Kingdom. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Hugh Jackman and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for Anne Hathaway. Not only that but it also won British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA, received eight Academy Award nominations and and won three, for Best Sound Mixing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Supporting Actress. The film tht was meant to be made in 1992 was abandoned until 2005 when interest in turning the musical into a film adaptation had begun. In 2009, producer Eric Fellner began negotiations with Mackintosh to acquire the film's rights and concluded it near the end of 2011. Nicholson then wrote the draft within six weeks time.In March 2011, director Tom Hooper began negotiations to direct Les Misérables from the screenplay by William Nicholson, Production on the film officially began in June. in September 2011 to January 2012 the cast had finally been chosen and everyone had specific roles.With a production budget of $61 million filming locations in England included Boughton House, Winchester College, Winchester Cathedral Close, Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth, Chatham Dockyard,St Mary the Virgin Church, Ewelme, South Oxfordshire and Pinewood Studios. The first taster of them film was shown on 26 April 2012 and was a clip of Anne Hathaway singing "I dreamed a dream". The film's vocals were recorded live on set using live piano accompaniments played through earpieces as a guide, with the orchestral accompaniment recorded in post-production, rather than the traditional method where the film's musical soundtracks are usually pre-recorded and played back on set to which actors lip-sync.On 27 August 2012, it was announced that recording sessions for Les Misérables would begin in London on 10 October and featured a 70-piece orchestra. On 30 May 2012, the film's first teaser trailer debuted online, on 20 September 2012, an extended first look was released on the film's official Facebook page. On 24 September 2012, a new poster for the film was released on the film's official Facebook page. The poster featured young Cosette, played by Isabelle Allen.[85] Posters featuring Jean Valjean, Javert, Fantine, and Cosette were later released on 12 October, with more posters of Thénardiers and Marius released on 1 November 2012. Les Misérables was originally going to be released on 7 December 2012 before it was moved to 14 December; however, on 18 September 2012, the film's release date was moved back to 25 December, so as not to conflict with the opening of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which opened on 14 December. Because of this, it opened alongside Django Unchained. Release date for the United Kingdom was 11 January 2013.On 23 November 2012, Les Misérables was screened for the first time at the Lincoln Center in New York City, which received a standing ovation from the crowd.This was followed by a screening the next day in Los Angeles, which also received positive reviews.Les Misérables premiered on 5 December 2012, at the Empire, Leicester Square in London. Red carpet footage was screened live online in an event hosted by Michael Ball, the original Marius of the West End. The film was released in select IMAX theatres in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Montreal. Les Misérables earned $148,809,770 in North America and $293,000,000 in other territories for a worldwide total of $441,809,770. In North America, Les Misérables opened on 25 December 2012 in 2,808 theatres, placing first at the box office with $18.1 million.This amount broke the record for the highest opening day gross for a musical film, previously held by High School Musical 3: Senior Year, and was also the second highest opening day gross for a film released on Christmas Day. It earned $27.3 million in its opening weekend, placing third behind Django Unchained and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.[95] The film was released in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2013 and earned £8.1 ($13.1) million in its opening weekend, making it the largest opening weekend for a musical film, as well as for Working Title. The Avengers The Avengers, is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.1 It is the sixth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson. Casting began in October 2008 with Downey's signing.Though Don Cheadle was also reported to be reprising his Iron Man 2 role of War Machine for The Avengers, he later stated that he did not think the character would appear in the film. At the same time, two major prospects occurred for Marvel: Jon Favreau was brought in as an executive producer for the film,and the company signed a long-term lease with Raleigh Studios to produce three other big-budget films—Iron Man 2, Thor (2011), and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)—at their Manhattan Beach, California complex. Lou Ferrigno, who voiced Hulk in The Incredible Hulk, stated that he would be involved in the film. In February 2009, Samuel L. Jackson signed a nine-picture deal with Marvel Entertainment to play Nick Fury in Iron Man 2 and other films. In September 2009, Edward Norton, who played Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk stated that he was open to returning in the film. The next month, executive producer Jon Favreau stated that he would not direct the film, but would "definitely have input and a say". Favreau also expressed concerns, stating, "It's going to be hard, because I was so involved in creating the world of Iron Man, and Iron Man is very much a tech-based hero, and then with Avengers you're going to be introducing some supernatural aspects because of Thor... [Mixing] the two of those works very well in the comic books, but it's going to take a lot of thoughtfulness to make that all work and not blow the reality that we've created".In March 2009, actress Scarlett Johansson replaced Emily Blunt in portraying Natasha Romanoff in Iron Man 2, a deal that subsequently attached her to The Avengers.The female superhero Wasp was included in an earlier draft of the script written before Johansson's involvement. The following day, Marvel announced that the film's release date had been pushed back to May 4, 2012, almost a full year later. Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston joined the film's cast in June, returning as Thor and Loki, respectively.

Monday 8 September 2014

My Representation
My representation of myself would be main stream/indie. I told seem to follow unusual or different trends, I seem to keep quite within the supposed normal aspect of a mainstream group.

The type of clothes I wear in my opinion show I am mainstream as I wear things such as converse, jeans and tops, nothing is ever out of the ordinary. My friends definitely have an impact of the types of clothes I wear, when I see something I think looks nice or I like on them I will most likely buy something similar. Although I try not to copy what other people wear it is difficult sometimes as the shops I shop at are very high street stores such as Top shop, Zara, Miss Selfridge and h&m. My wardrobe consists a lot of black white and greys but I do not feel as though this reflects a so called “Goth” background. I own a pair of doc martins which were in the category of “mod” and “skin heads” but I definitely do not class myself in either of those “tribes”.
 
 
The type of music I like can vary a lot depending what mood I am in, I like bands such as, Vampire weekend, Crystal Fighters, Gorrilaz, Kasabian, Artic Monkeys, Tame impala, The vaccines, Foster the People, The Courteeners and occasionally like listening to The Clash, The Stone Roses and Morrissey/The smiths ( this is mostly due to my friends music taste). Most of these are not mainstream music as I associate Main stream music as things like chart music/pop songs.  So therefore I think my music taste would be more indie than anything else.

The type of media I like is things such as Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.I spend a lot of my time on these websites either uploading things myself or looking at what others have uploaded. I think this would be classed as main stream/indie.
 
The type of celebrity I aspire to be like or like the way they dress/listen to or how they generally are is Angelina Jolie and Cara Delivinge. Angelina Jolie has a very classy and specific taste, she never seems to wear casual clothes where as Cara Delivinge does.
 
 
5x5 songs:
Jamie t- Zombie- catchy
Vampire weekend-white sky-good to sing along to
Courteeners-summer- Really good tune
 Edward Sharpe and the magnetic zeros- Home- different and unique
Tame impala- Elephant- catchy

5x5 albums:

Vampire weekend- best album yet!
Artic Monkeys- saw them live, were brilliant!
Kasabian- Give an amazing atmosphere
Crystal fighters- only have to listen to once then your hooked
Flume- best remix’

5x5 Films

How I live now- really different
Gangster squad- action packed
Easy A- very funny and best actress involved
The great Gatsby- best theme, so intresting and an unexpected ending
Clueless- old time favourite film

5x5 Comedians

Kevin hart- Hilarious has humor that our age would find funny
Micheal macentyer- Best comedian in the UK
Jim carrey- can play any sort of character and still make them hilarious
Tim minchen- Incorperates songs into his comedy
Seth rogen- funniest actor comedian

5x5 tv programmes

Orange is the new black- weird as it’s a true story
Friends- all time favourite, know them off by heart
How I met your mother- unexpected ending
New girl- funny and good actress
Skins- episode 3&4 were the best!!